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Photography Meetup at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

I missed out on the opportunity to take a macro photography workshop with Lynda Richardson, a local professional photographer, because the class filled up very quickly while I mulled on it for a couple of days. (I met Lynda in my class with Laura Wasilowski at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival last February.) My friend Sandy S. was able to get in, darn her, and that class started last night. It’s a 3-parter, continuing on tomorrow and again on Thursday evening. It’s at Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens.

While on the Photowalk a couple of weeks ago, I heard people talking about a meetup group and I checked it out. Yes indeed, there is a Richmond Photography Meetup group and so I signed up. The next outing is tomorrow at Lewis Ginter in the Conservatory where the butterflies exhibit is being held. I’m going to be there with bells on. I expect to run into Sandy’s workshop group as we will be there at about the same time. I doubt that the workshop group will spend all their time with the butterflies, because there are acres and acres of flowers and gardens to take macro photos in. The meetup group outing is specific to the butterflies, but since we have to pay full admission price, we can stay there all day if we want.

So I hope to get some pointers from others in the group. I’m taking my 55-250mm, 50mm and 60mm macro. I expect to use the zoom lens the most, but if I venture out into the flower gardens, I know the macro lens will come in handy.

I’m excited about this meetup group. I hope to meet some nice people who will help me figure things out.